Customer review

Alone

City breakSports, adventure or outdoor activitiesVisiting friends or family

17 February 2015
Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Good location,

Disliked: No description how to get from North Station to the hostel. If you take a cab it is expensive around 70-80RMB. Bus nr. 950 stop er shi (二市站) is probably closest from north station. You also have to bring your own lock to the safety deposit closets in the rooms.

85.7%

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Bruce Thomson

Alone

City breakPartying / nightlifeRelaxation/spaShopping

18 January 2015
Bruce would recommend this property

Liked: The character of the old building the hostel is in is very interesting and the local street is authentically Chinese. It's relaxing to walk along the street and into Zhongshan park. The staff are helpful and one girl speaks very good English. She can give you any advice that you need about local buses and attractions. Which is very necessary in China. They also have three dogs that live in the hostel and they are very friendly. Great if you are a dog lover. It's a no-hassle experience, pay for your room, leave a deposit and that's you. Just remember to keep the receipt to get your 100 yuan deposit back the next day.

Disliked: The bar/restaurant is slightly expensive but they also have a garden area where you can hang out so that makes up for it.

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Customer review

Alone

City break

28 December 2014
Customer would recommend this property

Liked: I like the location of this hostel as well as its character and atmosphere. A very pleasant and reliable place to stay.

Disliked: Nothing really

68.6%

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Tiana Blackwood

With friends / other travellers

Backpacking / gap year

07 November 2014
Tiana would recommend this property

Liked: The shower was sectioned off. They offered toothbrush and paste,small packets of shampoo and conditioner.

Disliked: Room wasn't cleaned when we got back from our day long excursion.

71.4%

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Customer review

Alone

Sightseeing & culture

17 October 2014
Customer would recommend this property

Liked: This hostel was located in a relatively quite area of Xiamen, not far from bus stops that serve to many places of interest, notably Xiamen univerisity and the main shooping road, ZhongShan Road.

Disliked: The dormitory room I was sleeping in had a faulty lock. I was told it was going to be replaced the next day, however this wasn't the case, and so we all had to open the slide window in order to extend our arm to the inside door hanlde, disturb someone inside or hope someone was awake inside.

57.1%

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Timothy Bird

Alone

Backpacking / gap year

26 September 2014
Timothy would recommend this property

Liked: Well set up. Big dorm rooms with A/C.
Nice social area and yard.

Disliked: Bathroom was dirty. Bring your own toilet paper.
Bring your own map of xiamen beforehand. As the staff have no useful maps or advice. The English skills are weak.
Get the address of the hostel in Chinese before you arrive. It will make getting here a lot easier.

71.4%

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Michael Drubetsky

With friends / other travellers

City break

06 August 2014
Michael would recommend this property

Liked: I liked the bar and associated choices to eat. Most of all the owner/bartender was a great person to hang out with. He was friendly and fun an let us select our own music, played games with us and got involved. The atmosphere in the bar at night was fantastic.

Disliked: The girls at the front desk were a little uninviting also we had a group of six people but only could get 1 key card for the room unless we payed an extra 100yuan deposit for each card which was a bit strange.

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Customer review

With friends / other travellers

Backpacking / gap yearCity breakRelaxation/spaSightseeing & culture

29 June 2014
Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Easy-going atmosphere

Disliked: Damp and a couple of roaches in the room

82.9%

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Customer review

Alone

Backpacking / gap year

29 October 2013
Customer would recommend this property

Liked: The staff are great, amazingly helpful and friendly, they work so hard, and I felt so welcome. Their English is not perfect but they are so willing to help it doesn't matter. One of the girls even showed me around the local area. The hostel location is good, not far from Zhongshan Road shopping street, and the bus routes. The hostel itself it pretty atmospheric, leafy and quiet with nice outdoor seating areas. The dorm rooms are nice, quite large and good solid beds (a little hard but ok). Also, they helped me organise a trip to the Tolou Roundhouses for a reasonable price.

Disliked: The shower/toilet could have done with a little updating, the internet was a little slow. Minor issues though. Also, they have two small dogs and kittens, if you're allergic. Though they mainly stay around the reception area and not near the rooms.

The property's response is...

Thank you for your comments and suggestions, we will continue to work hard. And welcome to our hostel next time ^_^

48.6%

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Martijn Claessen

Alone

Backpacking / gap year

25 September 2013
Martijn would recommend this property

Liked: Potentially a nice hostel, but badly maintained.

Disliked: Location not good. No effort made by staff to improve the bad atmosphere. Dirty and lacking in maintenance of buildings and surroundings.

71.4%

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Shu-An Liu

Alone

Backpacking / gap year

09 April 2013
Shu-An would recommend this property

Liked: Great location (near the ferry and ZhongShanLu) and nice staff.

Disliked: The directions on hostelbookers are NOT correct: there is no bus that goes from the airport to the hostel!!!! Also, the cab driver did not know the street thus it was pretty difficult to find.

Customer review

Alone

Backpacking / gap year

27 February 2013
Customer would recommend this property

Liked: The location was very good. easy to reach zhongshan road and the ferry which were the famous tourist destination of this city. The building and facilities are pretty good and the bedding was clean. The staff can speak English and was friendly. I would stay here again .

Disliked: nothing

60.0%

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breixo doval

With my spouse / partner

Backpacking / gap yearCity breakSightseeing & culture

23 December 2012
breixo would recommend this property

Liked: really confortable

Disliked: some people of the reception tells all the information in the wrong way. is better to don´t ask. really

57.1%

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Customer review

Alone

Backpacking / gap year

13 December 2012

Liked: The location was quite central, but a number of taxis didn't know where it was, even though I had the Hostel directions on their printed business card.

Disliked: The hostel is rather old and worn. They were making repairs when I stayed there, hopefully updating the place, but this meant that their were workers around, most of the rooms were out of action, and when I arrived at my room the workers had just been there and had left all the mess they had created still in the room. The bar/cafe has no life - I went there looking for a drink at night and food in the morning - neither time anyone was around to help me nor when I could find someone did they have any interest in doing any work.

62.9%

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VIRATI VIJITTRASAB

Alone

Backpacking / gap yearSightseeing & culture

22 November 2012
VIRATI would recommend this property

Liked: The location is perfect with much lines bus stop and in walkable distance to Zhongshan road. The air is fresh due to the hostel is opposite of the park.

Disliked: Please maintain the facilities to be in the normal work, such as toilet door on second floor didn't work well.

80.0%

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Customer review

With friends / other travellers

Backpacking / gap year

02 September 2012
Customer would recommend this property

Liked: the lady spoke english and helped me plan y onward journey and wrote out chinese script for me.

Disliked: they had cats - and i'm allergic

82.9%

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Joao Paulo Borges Biscaro

Alone

Backpacking / gap yearSightseeing & culture

26 July 2012
Joao Paulo would recommend this property

Liked: It was easy to find, beds and bathrooms were good

Disliked: The door of the bed-dorm didn't lock and the staff speaks poorly English. A staff in the morni couldn't speak any English at all and couldn't write in Chinese too. The hostel also couldn't offer any complementary services like bus tickets or train tickets but that seems to be the standard in China.

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nathan bunn

With friends / other travellers

City break

13 April 2012
nathan would recommend this property

Liked: The beautiful building, the wonderful staff, the nice location, the best youth hostel in china!

Disliked: no problems at all

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Amanda Sinclair

With friends / other travellers

Beach / sunbathingSightseeing & culture

28 March 2012
Amanda would recommend this property

Liked: The staff were so friendly and willing to help us with directions - even writing it down in Chinese so we could show taxi drivers. The rooms were safe and lockers were provided. Really loved the Hostel as a whole.

Disliked: Amanda left no negative feedback.

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Customer review

Alone

Backpacking / gap year

27 March 2012
Customer would recommend this property

Liked: The girl at reception was super nice and patient.

Disliked: The Bathroom facilities.

68.6%

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Filip Jauce

Alone

Sightseeing & culture

13 February 2012
Filip would recommend this property

Liked: Good location, cheap price, comfortable bed.

Disliked: Staff did not have basic knowledge about transportation for the main attraction in the area and I felt they did not care whether I will be able to get there or not.

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Wen Yong Ren

Alone

Backpacking / gap yearSightseeing & culture

31 December 2011
Wen Yong would recommend this property

Liked: nice hostel, the staff are all friendly and helpful. The location are really good, very convenient to walk to other scenics.

Disliked: hum....nothing

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chen hong

Alone

Backpacking / gap year

29 December 2011
chen would recommend this property

Liked: The garden is very beautiful ,and it has free wifi ,the hostel near xiamen
university and ferry ,i like the hostel.

Disliked: chen left no negative feedback.

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Michael Hoffman

Alone

Backpacking / gap year

18 November 2011
Michael would recommend this property

Liked: Everything! It's great! It is just what I was looking for. The staff is so friendly they helped me with everything. Location is very good!easy to go to ZHONG SHAN RD and the Ferry.